Cash Sent, Received In NBA Trades For 2022/23

During each NBA league year, teams face limits on the amount of cash they can send out and receive in trades. Once they reach those limits, they’re no longer permitted to include cash in a deal until the following league year.

For the 2022/23 NBA season, the limit is $6,363,000. If a team is including cash in a deal, the minimum amount required is $110,000.

The limits on sending and receiving cash are separate and aren’t dependent on one another, so if a team sends out $6,363,000 in one trade, then receives $6,363,000 in another, they aren’t back to square one — they’ve reached both limits for the season and can’t make another deal that includes cash.

Adding cash to a deal can serve multiple purposes. It can be a sweetener to encourage a team to make a deal in the first place – like when a club acquires a second-round pick in exchange for cash, or sends out an unwanted contract along with cash – or it can be a necessity to meet CBA requirements.

For instance, when the Suns agreed to acquire Jock Landale from the Hawks this past summer, Atlanta essentially just wanted to clear a roster spot, but had to receive something in the deal. So Phoenix sent Atlanta $110K, the minimum amount that can change hands in any trade involving cash.

We’ll use the space below to track each team’s cash sent and received in trades for the 2022/23 season, updating the info as necessary leading up to the 2023 trade deadline and for the first part of the 2023 offseason next June. These totals will reset once the ’23/24 league year begins next July.

Note: Data from ESPN’s Bobby Marks was used in the creation of this post.

Atlanta Hawks

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,253,000
  • Received $110,000 from Suns.

Boston Celtics

• Cash available to send: $4,863,000
  • Sent $1,500,000 to Spurs.
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Brooklyn Nets

• Cash available to send: $2,423,000
  • Sent $2,580,000 to Kings.
  • Sent $1,360,000 to Pacers.
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Charlotte Hornets

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $5,363,000
  • Received $1,000,000 from Clippers.

Chicago Bulls

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Cleveland Cavaliers

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Dallas Mavericks

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Denver Nuggets

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Detroit Pistons

• Cash available to send: $4,610,362
  • Sent $1,752,638 to Jazz.
• Cash available to receive: $4,363,000
  • Received $2,000,000 from Knicks.

Golden State Warriors

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
  • Sent unknown amount to Wizards.
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Houston Rockets

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $0
  • Received $6,363,000 from Thunder.

Indiana Pacers

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $640,000
  • Received $1,360,000 from Nets.
  • Received $4,363,000 from Lakers.

Los Angeles Clippers

• Cash available to send: $5,363,000
  • Sent $1,000,000 to Hornets.
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Los Angeles Lakers

• Cash available to send: $0
  • Sent $2,000,000 to Magic.
  • Sent $4,363,000 to Pacers.
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Memphis Grizzlies

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Miami Heat

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,253,000
  • Received $110,000 from Spurs.

Milwaukee Bucks

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
  • Sent unknown amount to Magic.
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Minnesota Timberwolves

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

New Orleans Pelicans

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

New York Knicks

• Cash available to send: $4,363,000
  • Sent $2,000,000 to Pistons.
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Oklahoma City Thunder

• Cash available to send: $0
  • Sent $6,363,000 to Rockets.
• Cash available to receive: $5,363,000
  • Received $1,000,000 from Suns.

Orlando Magic

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $4,363,000
  • Received $2,000,000 from Lakers.
  • Received unknown amount from Bucks.

Philadelphia 76ers

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Phoenix Suns

• Cash available to send: $5,253,000
  • Sent $110,000 to Hawks.
  • Sent $1,000,000 to Thunder.
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Portland Trail Blazers

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Sacramento Kings

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $3,783,000
  • Received $2,580,000 from Nets.

San Antonio Spurs

• Cash available to send: $6,253,000
  • Sent $110,000 to Heat.
• Cash available to receive: $4,863,000
  • Received $1,500,000 from Celtics.

Toronto Raptors

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000

Utah Jazz

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $4,610,362
  • Received $1,752,638 from Pistons.

Washington Wizards

• Cash available to send: $6,363,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,363,000
  • Received unknown amount from Warriors.